| Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet | |
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 The ministry's main office | |
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| Jurisdiction | Denmark |
| Headquarters | Holmens Kanal 20 |
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| Ministry executive |
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| Website | Official website |
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Danish: Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet) is a governmental agency in Denmark. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geological surveys in Denmark and Greenland.
History
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The predecessor of the Ministry of Climate and Energy, the Ministry of Energy (Danish: Energiministeriet), was created in 1979, from the energy department of the Ministry of Trade. In 1994, it was merged with Ministry of the Environment and in 2005 it was detached from that ministry, to be merged with Ministry of Transport and Energy.
On 23 November 2007, the energy issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Transport and climate issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate and Energy was created.
In 2019, the name changed from the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities. The change in word order was criticized as it cost 141.546 DKK (€18,989).[1][2]
Agencies
[edit]A number of agencies belong to the ministry:[3]
- Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen)
- Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
- Climate Data Agency (Klimadatastyrelsen)
- Danish Meteorological Institute (Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut; DMI)
- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse; GEUS)
- Public Utilities Authority (Forsyningstilsynet)
- Energinet
- Climate council (Klimarådet)
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister for Energy (Energiminister) | |||||||||
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Poul Nielson (born 1943) |
26 October 1979 | 10 September 1982 | 2 years, 319 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV–V | [4][5] | |
| 2 | 
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Knud Enggaard (1929–2024) |
10 September 1982 | 12 March 1986 | 3 years, 183 days | Venstre | Schlüter I | [6] | |
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Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945) |
12 March 1986 | 3 June 1988 | 2 years, 83 days | Venstre | Schlüter II | [7] | |
| 4 |
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Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen (born 1936) |
3 June 1988 | 18 December 1990 | 2 years, 198 days | Social Liberal Party | Schlüter III | [8] | |
| 5 |
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Anne Birgitte Lundholt (born 1952) |
18 December 1990 | 25 January 1993 | 2 years, 38 days | Conservative People's Party | Schlüter IV | [9] | |
| 6 |
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Jann Sjursen (born 1960) |
25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 245 days | Christian Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I | [10] | |
| Minister for the Environment and Energy (Miljø- og energiminister) | |||||||||
| 7 | 
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Svend Auken (1943–2009) |
25 January 1993 | 27 November 2001 | 8 years, 306 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV | [10][11] [12][13] | |
| Minister of Transport and Energy (Transport- og energiminister) | |||||||||
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Flemming Hansen (1939–2021) |
27 November 2001 | 12 September 2007 | 5 years, 289 days | Conservative People's Party | A. F. Rasmussen I–II | [14][15] | |
| 9 |
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Jakob Axel Nielsen (born 1967) |
12 September 2007 | 23 November 2007 | 72 days | Conservative People's Party | A. F. Rasmussen II | [15] | |
| Minister for Climate and Energy (Klima- og Energiminister) | |||||||||
| 10 | 
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Connie Hedegaard (born 1960) |
23 November 2007 | 24 November 2009 | 2 years, 1 day | Conservative People's Party | A. F. Rasmussen III L. L. Rasmussen I |
[16][17] | |
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Lykke Friis (born 1969) |
24 November 2009 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 313 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | [17] | |
| Minister for Climate, Energy and Building (Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsminister) | |||||||||
| 12 | 
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Martin Lidegaard (born 1966) |
3 October 2011 | 3 February 2014 | 2 years, 123 days | Social Liberal Party | Thorning-Schmidt I | [18] | |
| 13 | 
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Rasmus Helveg Petersen (born 1968) |
3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 145 days | Social Liberal Party | Thorning-Schmidt II | [19] | |
| Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate (Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister) | |||||||||
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Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 1965) |
28 June 2015 | 27 June 2019 | 3 years, 364 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II–III | [20][21] | |
| Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities (Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister) | |||||||||
| 15 | 
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Dan Jørgensen (born 1975) |
27 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 | 3 years, 171 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [22] | |
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Lars Aagaard (born 1967) |
15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 73 days | Moderates | Frederiksen II | [23] | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stenvei, Michael (1 November 2019). "Minister forklarer: 34 bogstaver koster skatteyderne 141.546 kr" [Minister explains: 34 letters cost taxpayers DKK 141,546.]. Finans (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Bergman, Peter (4 November 2019). ""Frås med skatteborgernes penge": Minister bruger 140.000 kr. på navneændring" ["Waste of taxpayers' money": Minister spends DKK 140,000 on name change]. A4 Aktuel (in Danish). A4 Medier. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Ministeriets organisering" [Ministry organization]. Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (in Danish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Archived official website in English. The website of the current Danish Energy Agency is at http://ens.dk/en
